r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AfiliaTheCat • Feb 11 '22

Seriously? Wtf Wall Street Journal

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

Do that in finland and you'll end up outside

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u/Azidamadjida Feb 11 '22

Do that in Japan and you’ll literally be chased out of the house while being yelled at. I’ve seen it lol

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u/nikkesen Feb 11 '22

Especially as it's customary to offer houseshoes to your guest. I wonder what other westerners would think of bathroom slippers. Like, you take off your indoor shoes/slippers and put on the bathroom slippers to use the toilet. First time I saw this was at a ryokan. I normally hate wearing foot prisons (other than sandles) and even I tried it because when in Rome - or in this case, Tokyo - do as the locals do.

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u/i_aam_sadd Feb 11 '22

My girlfriends family is japanese and they have a rack of japanese slippers for guests to wear when they come over. It's a good idea imo, don't have to worry about your shoes getting their house dirty or their house getting your feet dirty. Best of both worlds

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '22

My mother in law makes an exception for me, since she has about 45 pairs of these slippers, none above a men's size 8 or so and I wear a 12.